Worksheet
Curated OER

Insects

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this insects worksheet, students read a short passage on insects and then answer 4 short answer questions on the lines provided.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Insects Word Search Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this insects worksheet, students analyze 20 words in a word box that pertain to insects. Students find each word in a word search puzzle.
Interactive
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Am I an Insect?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this insects worksheet, students read about the attributes and characteristics of insects. Students tell if each of 12 animals are insects or not. Research may be needed. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

If I Was A Insect? Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this insect worksheet, students answer questions as if they were a specific insect. They tell which insect they are, what other animals they see, what they eat, what their biggest threat is, and how long they will live.
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Insects

For Teachers 1st
First graders view internet web sites, books and printed sources to research insects. They make a poster telling about the bug's habitat, it's diet, what it looks like, and it's enemies.
Lesson Plan
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Mimicry: Other Insects That Resemble Bees

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners design a conceptual experiment to test whether mimics actually benefit from the fact they resemble other organisms or objects. They define the term mimicry. They focus on insects that resemble bees and wasps.
Organizer
Curated OER

Comparing Insects and Humans Venn Diagram

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this science comparison worksheet, students compare insects and humans. They fill in the three sections of a Venn diagram with the similarities and differences.
Writing
Curated OER

Garden Pests and Problems: Insect Show and Tell

For Students 2nd - 6th
Which bugs are beneficial? Choose one of the bugs listed on the assignment sheet, and write a report about it! You can choose from lady beetles, robber flies, assassin bugs, etc. This is a thorough assignment sheet to distribute to your...
Worksheet
Kinderplans

Number Insects

For Students Pre-K - K
Youngsters color the number of insects that coincide with the number that is given for each of the seven problems. The simple activity also directs young writers to trace the number that is given. Ideal for children that are beginning...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Insect Pitfall Traps

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars ask testable questions, use the inquiry cycle to investigate, gather data and interpret the results, study the diversity of insects and other smallorganisms which live around the school; they can make an inventory...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bug Me While I'm Eating!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore nutritional value of insects as food, and compare the nutritional value of insects with that of their favorite foods by completing a table.
Lesson Plan
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Feelin' Buggy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars discuss five senses, compare and contrast human and insect senses, use adjectives to describe things they touch, smell, and see, and write stories in first person describing what it would be like to be size of insect.
Lesson Plan
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If the Forests Could TAlk

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research insects using the internet sites provided. They research the role of insects as pollinators for plants, and the impact they have on our ecosystem. They participate in various activities/centers utilizing the facts...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just Plain Buggy: Art and Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Budding artists explore the shapes and parts that make insects so fascinating to study, then use what they see to create original insect inspired designs. They use wax, dye, and fabric to create their designs.
Lesson Plan
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Bug Snack

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create an insect out of food.  In this insect characteristics instructional activity, students review the 3 body parts of an insect and use various foods to create a sample insect.  Learners learn a song about insect...
Lesson Plan
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Bug's Eye View

For Teachers K - 5th
Investigate the life of bugs and how they interact with the environment in this integrated science and language arts lesson. Young scientists construct mini environments in cages in order to make observations. This data forms the basis...
Lesson Plan
University of Kentucky

Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many people think of bugs as annoying pests to be squashed, but most insects and spiders are beneficial, eating the actual pests or pollinating plants. After reviewing some of the common bugs in your area (they may differ from those...
eBook
McGraw Hill

Arthropods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Are spiders related to crabs? Study the order of arthropods with a reading selection about animal diversity. It provides details about each class within the order, as well as vivid pictures and explanatory charts. 
Lesson Plan
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Positive/Negative Bugs

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Bugs can be creepy - and fun! Kids create a positive and negative design by repeatedly drawing a simple insect overlaid with a geometric shape. The outcome is really neat and will help build spacial reasoning, visual acuteness,...
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Wasps and Ladybugs

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Can a good bug ever become a bad bug? An elementary entomology resource explores what to do when too many ladybugs or too many bees are in your home and can become a problem.
PPT
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Management and Use of Forests

For Teachers 9th
Students will find this powerpoint simple to follow and the facts about forest management are easy to extract.  There are details about small land owners, super trees, controlling insects and disease, fire control, selective...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Dragonflies of Summer

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
The best thing about dragonflies is that they make great topics for informational texts. Get those readers excited with a fun and interesting insect-related text passage that can help them increase their comprehension skills. As children...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endangered Species in the Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and explain some caused of endangerment and extinction for species as well as explain the effects of extinction on an ecosystem. Teachers use this lesson plan before teaching students about collecting insects or plants.
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Rainforest Alliance

Colombia Biodiversity

For Teachers K
How diverse is the rainforest? How much more diverse is a rain forest than a temperate forest? Explore these focus questions in a lesson that explores the plants, animals, and insects in forests. After listening to a reading...

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